Copy-holder.



' F. M. GIDDINGS.

COPY HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1908.

Patented Nov. 16. 1909.

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' F. M. GIDDINGS.

COPY HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 13, 1908.

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Patented Nov. 16. 1909.

F.- M. GIDDINGS.

COPY HOLDER. APPLIQATIOK I'IIED JUNE 13, 1908.

940,003. Patented Nov. 1-6. 1909.

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"UNITED STATES PATENT @FFTQE.

FRED M. GIDDINGS, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOE F ONE-FOURTH 'IOGEORGE W. PALMER AND ONE-FOURTH TO CHARLES A. W'ESTRING, 0F GALESBUBG,ILLINOIS.

COPY-HOLDER.

Application filed June 13, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED M. GIDDINGs, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Galesburg, in the county of Knox and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Copy-Holder, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to devices for holding copy, especially for theuse of typewriter operators, which devices are adapted to hold eithersheets of paper or a stenographers note-book in proper position toenable the operator to readily follow the copy.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a simple andeffective lineguide, which guide is not only adapted for instant removalor replaceal at the will of the operator, but which, if not so removed,will be automatically released from the means which carries it when ithas reached the bottom of the table which it traverses.

Another main object is to provide improved means whereby the line-guidemay be actuated.

Still another object is to provide novel means whereby the line-guidemay be set or adjusted to travel a predetermined distance at eachmovement of the means by which it is actuated.

A further object is to provide improved means whereby a note-bookmay besecurely held in place and a portion of its leaves (those already copiedor transcribed) be held in rear of the table and entirely out of theway. In this connection a subsidiary improvement has been evolved, itresiding in a further use of such retaining means as a filing hook orpin for single sheets.

A further object is to provide a novel repository in which the copyistspencil, eraser and other accessories may be conveniently placed.

Vith these and other objects in view, which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is further disclosed and better understood, thesame consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter described.

Mechanism showing the structural features, arrangement, connection andmutual relationship of the several parts of my improvement isillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

F igure 1 is a front elevation; Fig. 2, a

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1909. Serial No. 438,289.

rear elevation; Fig. 3, a sectional elevation, taken in the line 33 inFig. 2; Fig. 4, a sectional view in the line 4-4: in Fig. 2; and Fig. 5,a sectional View in the line 5 in Fig. 1.

Like parts are indicated by like numerals of reference in the differentfigures of the drawings, referring to which- 2 indicates a pedestal,partly broken away, provided with a vertical axial recess in which isseated, to be adjusted vertically by a thumb-screw 3 a sliding rod 4having a head 5 in which is pivoted at (3 a segment 7 preferablyintegral with a plate 8 which may be fixed to the table 9 in anysuitable manner. The head is apertured and threaded to receive thethreads of a thumb-screw 10. At the headof the table is fixed aspring-clip 11 for holding the copy. 7

As far as above described, the device does not and need not differessentially from others, and it will be understood that it has beendescribed only to illustrate the opera tion of my improvement. It willbe further evident that said improvement may be used with supportingmeans of various constructions.

The table is suitably mounted on a rectangular frame 12, the side barsof which are apertured at their upper portions for the reception of arod or axle 13 which has at each end a belt-wheel 14. A short distancefrom'its lower end the frame supports an axle 15 which carriesbelt-wheels 16, each side pair of wheels 14 and 16 being embraced by anendless belt 17. The side bars are apertured also for the reception of arod 18, which latter is further mounted in bracket arms 19 fixed to thelower transverse frame bar. The terminals of the outer pair of arms 20of a space-key 21 pass through slots in the table 9 and are looselyseated on the rod 18, and the median portion of its central (andactuating) arm 22 is likewise mounted thereon and passes through a slotin said table. T he arm 22 is substantially an S-shaped lever, and itsouter end is apertured for the reception of a short pivot-bolt 23 whichcarries apawl 24 provided with a stop-pin 25 The free end of the pawl 24is adapted to engage and actuate the ratchets on a wheel 25 fixed on theaxle 15, a spring pawl or detent 26 suitably fixed to the frame servingto prevent backward movement of said wheel 25. The pawl 2a is preferablygravity-actuated or held in engagement with the ratchet, but may be soheld by a spring 27, Fig. 3. A boss 28 suitably fixed on the table 9 isprovided with a substantially vertical threaded aperture which receivesthe threaded portion of a thumb-screw 80. An aperture is bored at aright angle to the aperture just recited to communicate therewith, andreceives one leg of a hook 32 which is adapted to be contacted by thestop-pin 25 Adjustment of the hook in an evident manner in its recess,where it is fixed after such adjustment by the thumb-screw 30, willadapt the pawl for engagement with one, two or three of the ratchetteeth to effect selective part-revolu tion of the shaft when thespace-key is moved. Springs 32, one end of each of which is fixed to oneof the side arms of the space-key and its other end to a frame bar by anassembling nut 33, return said key to its normal position after each ofsuch movements.

My improved line-guide or indicator comprises a plate 34 upon which is ascale 35 preferably corresponding with that on a typewriter. Struck upfrom its outer portions are ears 36, and from its median portion arestruck up cars 37, all of which are perforated. Each end of a U-shapedspring 38 is fixed to an eye 39 formed from one end of a sliding rod 40which moves freely in each pair of ears or guides 36, 37, the projectingend of each rod being forwardly bent to form a finger 41. The inner pairof ears further constitutes stops to limit the outward movement of thefingers 41. Fixed along the upper and lower sides respectively of theplate and extending therebeyond, and slightly beyond the fingers 41 arewires or rods 42 and 43, the end portions of which are divergent andbent rearwardly. The line-guide may be readily placed upon the belts 17to travel therewith by pressing together upon the ends of the spring 38to draw the fingers 41 inwardly, then positioning the guide in anevident manner and releasing the spring. If the operator should fail toremove the guide by an operation contrary to that last described, whenthe belts have carried it to the lower part of the table, the lowerportion of the spring will contact the arciform portion of the middlearm of the space-key, be directed outwardly thereby, and the rims of thelower belt-wheels will force it from off the belts.

45 is a boss provided with a threaded recess for the engagement of ascrew-bolt 46 on which is loosely mounted the coils of an L-shaped wirehaving a pointed end 47 and a weighted end 48. Then in the positionshown by full lines at Fig. 4:, it serves to hold the turned back andcopied pages 49 of a note-book 50 which is held on the table by the clip11. WVhen the pointed end of the hook is thrown upwardly, as shown bydot lines at same figure, separate leaves 52 may be impaled thereon, asin the event of a notebook not being used.

The lower portion of the table is preferably extended as shown, to forma repository 51 for the copyists pencil, eraser, etc.

In operation, other than as hereinbefore described, when the key 21 isstruck by the operator the pawl 24 'will actuate the wheel 25 andthereby the shaft 15 which will in turn transmit motion to the wheels 16and belts 17. The spring-fingers ll will press the belt outwardlyagainst the rigid ones, and the line-guide will travel therewith.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new:

1. In a copy-holder, in combination, endless belts, means for actuatingthem, and a line-guide carried by said belts, said actuating meansconstituting also a doffer for said line-guide.

2. I11 a copy-holder having a table, endless belts traversing itslength, a doffable line-guide on said belts, wheels embraced by saidbelts, a shaft whereon some of said wheels are mounted, a ratchet-wheelon said shaft, a pawl for actuating it, and means for imparting periodicmovements to said pawl.

3. In a device of the character described, in combination with a tableand a traveling belt at each side thereof, a line-guide comprising aplate, bent fingers fixed thereto and adapted to engage said belts onone side thereof, and spring-actuated fingers slidably mounted withreference to said plate and adapted to engage said belts on the otherside thereof, whereby said lineguide is carried along with and by saidbelts.

l. In a device of the character described, in combination with a tableand a traveling belt at each side thereof, a linegu1de com prising aplate, bent fingers fixed thereto and adapted to engage the outerportion of and to extend beyond said belts, and slidable fingers adaptedto engage the inner sides of said belts whereby said line-guide iscarried along with and by said belts.

5. In a device of the character described, in combination with a tableand a traveling belt at each side thereof, a line-guide comprising aplate, bent fingers fixed thereto and adapted to engage the outerportions of and extend beyond said belts, slidable fingers adapted toengage the inner sides of said belts, whereby said line-guide is carriedalong with and by said belts, and a spring whereby said slidablefingersmay be actuated in one direction.

6. In a device of the character described, in combination with a table,belts extending throughout its length at each side thereof, In Witnesswhereof, I have hereunto set belt-Wheels traversed thereby, and a linemyhand this 6th day of June, 1908.

uide comprisin aplate bent fin 'ers fixed l f T 1 hhereto and ad pted toengage the outer I FRED GIDDIBGS' portions of said belts, and slidablefingers In presence of adapted to engage the inner sides of said O. E.JORDAN,

belts. I. N. COAKLEY.

